The Gain, Go, Grow Manual: Programming for High Performance Hockey Players

Physical Preparation for Ice Hockey was published in December of 2016 as a general programming guide for players and coaches working with the hockey-playing population. The goal was to explain the why behind our process, the same process we use to train hockey players at Donskov Strength and Conditioning. With time comes change, and although Physical Preparation for Ice Hockey sets out to explain the fundamentals of programming, several variables were not covered in the book. These include the means, methods, and current model we implement to train our high performance hockey players, those with training ages of six plus years. The purpose of The Gain, Go, Grow Manual: Programming for High Performance Hockey Players is to expand on the first book and provide the reader with a unique insight into our current thought process for training high performance hockey players. This manual is a culmination of my experiences as a practitioner for the last 15 years. It serves as a temporary hypothesis; a manual for the coach to aid in designing the appropriate strength and conditioning protocol for high caliber hockey players and most importantly, the reasoning behind it.